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A shakeout in the private-equity industry is forcing firms to adapt or get left behind.

In this series on portfolio basics, I’ll explain some of the fundamentals of putting together sound portfolios. I’ll start with some of the most widely used types of investments and walk through what ...

Jeff Bartel is chairman and managing director of Hamptons Group, a private investment and strategic advisory firm headquartered in Miami. Although financial engineering is always a way of making ...

Private equity lets investors buy into non-public firms aiming for profit through strategic improvements. Investors need accreditation due to legal restrictions and high entry costs targeted at ...

France’s billionaire Pinault family has agreed to sell its 29% stake in Puma to China’s Anta Sports Products for €1.5 billion, paring back its holdings beyond the luxury-goods industry as it focuses ...

Michael Bromberg is a finance editor with a decade of experience. He is an expert at elucidating complex financial topics in clear, concise language. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts in literature ...

Private equity (PE) firms are particularly interested in rapid value realization from investments in portfolio companies. They “buy to sell,” typically purchasing companies they believe are ...

Private equity is a unique, unregistered, nonpublic financial security that is speculative in nature but has the potential to be beneficial to both investors and the businesses that issue it. Some ...